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16 <br /> 1 received, will there be a carve out of requests specifically for salary increases to retain and <br /> 2 attract people. <br /> 3 Rani Dasi said there may be some semantic differences in what the Boards of Education <br /> 4 are sharing and what he is hearing from teachers. She said that they have heard about wanting <br /> 5 more work/life balance, more flexibility, and they are working to create those environments. He <br /> 6 said that their entire budget ask is focused on teacher and staff benefits, including support <br /> 7 services. She said they need to feel safe and supported in the classrooms. She said she <br /> 8 appreciates his outreach to teachers and that she does not think they are that far apart in what <br /> 9 they are hearing. <br /> 10 Carrie Doyle echoed Rani Dasi's comments. <br /> 11 Ashton Powell said that as a teacher a lot of this is related to mental health. He said that <br /> 12 personally, he is on medical leave from the School of Science and Math from work related <br /> 13 stress. He said that the stress of being a student in today's world is also impacting teachers. He <br /> 14 said that he still feels guilty having to take time to deal with his mental health because he knows <br /> 15 the impact that is having on the workload of his fellow teachers. He said that their careers <br /> 16 changed four times in three years. He said that he is not as optimistic about the survival of <br /> 17 public administration as others are because they were getting crushed before the pandemic and <br /> 18 now they are barely surviving. He said there needs to be more adults on campuses to do the <br /> 19 work. <br /> 20 Commissioner Fowler said using pay to bring more people in lowers work load. She said <br /> 21 that recruitment and retention would lower the workload. <br /> 22 Commissioner McKee said he understands the workload and lives with a teacher that <br /> 23 was in the schools for 30 years. He said if we do not figure this out it will get worse. <br /> 24 Bonnie Hauser said there is a breakdown in the school community. She said that a lot of <br /> 25 the schools have new administration and new staff. She said that the networks and <br /> 26 relationships are being rebuilt and they are stressed. She said it is an incredibly stressful time <br /> 27 because school is not home anymore. She said they just don't have the pulse of students and <br /> 28 staff like they once did. <br /> 29 Chair Price asked how custodial staff are being supported. She said they are really <br /> 30 important in keeping the schools open and clean. <br /> 31 Patrick Abele said both in house and outsourced custodial services are being used. He <br /> 32 said they provide a very important role within school setting related to safety and cleanliness. <br /> 33 He said they have been outfitted with new tools, uniforms, and shoes. He said they also added <br /> 34 a monthly stipend to head custodians for the role they play. He said they are starting to open up <br /> 35 facilities for community use and that provides additional time for them to be on the campus. He <br /> 36 said they will ensure that they are compensated for overtime. He said they are fully staffed. He <br /> 37 said there are a few vacancies for head custodians. He said that the pandemic has exposed <br /> 38 that the outsourced services have not been performing where they should be. He said that with <br /> 39 labor and market changes the prices have increases dramatically. He said there is uncertianty <br /> 40 on the impact on future budgets. He said they are looking at bringing people back in-house <br /> 41 because they know that when they work for school district, they care about kids, school, <br /> 42 community, and will show up when they are supposed to. <br /> 43 Rani Dasi said CHCCS also has a combination of in-house and outsourced services as <br /> 44 well. She said they are working on a restructure to redisturbute custodial staff and they will have <br /> 45 more to share in the future. <br /> 46 Chair Price asked if there is a preference for in-house or contracted custodial services. <br /> 47 Rani Dasi said that for a lot of the same reasons that Patrick Abele mentioned they also <br /> 48 have a preference for the positions to be employees of the district. <br /> 49 Will Dudenhausen invited Chair Price to comment on human/community services. <br /> 50 Chair Price said they have been considering ways to retain teachers and one of the <br /> 51 ways is making sure teachers and staff can live in the communities. She said that for students, it <br />